Najib’s China legacy

Taiwan has long been a thorny issue in Sino-Singaporean relations, but is it behind China’s seizure of nine Singaporean tanks or is the incident more closely linked to the South China Sea dispute? Stephan Ortmann sheds light on the situation.

The countries of East Asia are scrambling to make sense of what Donald Trump’s presidency means for their future security and economic relations. Stephen R Nagy offers some pointers on what might come next.

Malaysia’s scandal-plagued Prime Minister is finding old friends in Beijing after wearing out his welcome in the West. James Chin looks at whether this is a path more ASEAN countries are likely to follow.